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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says (Gift Article)

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.

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Bloomberg legalpoliticstransportation
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Mail Ballot Curbs for Midterms

The US Supreme Court refused to clear the Postal Service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterm elections, rebuffing the Trump administration’s request to interve...

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Haitian Workers Keep Key West Tourism Afloat. Now They’re Disappearing. (Gift Article)

The end of legal protections for Haitian immigrants nationally has jolted the labor market in Key West, a remote vacation destination where many live and work.

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Bloomberg politicstransportationbusiness
The City That Conquered Traffic Has a New Weapon

Singapore's satellite-linked car tech could be the future of congestion pricing — if drivers will accept it.

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The Atlantic sciencetransportation
How Long Can the U.S. Escape an Atlantic Hurricane?

The government doesn’t seem ready for a major disaster.

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New York Times sportstransportation
Edwin Díaz continues to struggle, could be left off Dodgers’ postseason roster

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remains optimistic, but expressed concern after Díaz's worst rehab appearance to date.

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New York Times businesstransportationworld
What Is Driving Diesel Prices Up? Energy Chaos Caused by Two Wars. (Gift Article)

President Trump recently blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for causing a spike in diesel prices, but analysts say the Iran war is probably a bigger factor.

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New York Times transportationsports
Older Adults Are No Longer Staying in ‘Empty Shell’ Marriages (Gift Article)

Rates of gray divorce have risen sharply over the past few decades — and experts have a few theories as to why.

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Why Carney Isn’t Rushing Back to the Negotiating Table
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National Observer transportation
Fibre optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers

The technology could help create an early-warning system for changes in ice stability.

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Medium transportation
Get to your gate at least 90 minutes early

Air travel is stressful enough as it is. At least this part is under your control.

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New York Times transportation
Trump’s Canadian Tariffs Tear at Bond Between Twins Towns in Ontario and Michigan (Gift Article)

A 50 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian steel is crippling a major Ontario mill, driving mass layoffs and rupturing a century of cross-border life with Michigan.

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Medium culturepoliticstransportation
The Saragossa Manuscript — sprawling mess or surrealist masterpiece?

During the Napoleonic wars in Spain, a soldier finds a magical book and loses himself in its stories.

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New York Times transportation
A Tireless Devotion to Flight 93 Heroes on Solemn Ground Near Shanksville (Gift Article)

The passengers and crew on the United Airlines plane died for their country on Sept. 11. The workers at a memorial near the crash site in Pennsylvania have dedicated themselves to their story.

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Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now (Gift Article)

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know. (Gift Article)

A drone attack from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West pipeline, the kingdom said, threatening a key workaround to Iran’s Persian Gulf blockade.

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San Francisco Chronicle technologytransportationlegal
How a Bay Area music sleuth unearthed unheard teenage David Bowie recordings

El Cerrito musician Alec Palao discovered unheard David Bowie recordings from 1965. Ten of the tracks are now being released for the first time.

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The Times (UK) politicstransportationtravel
Air traffic meltdown ‘caused by military jet’s flight plan’

Sources said the data entry led to a shutdown of the National Air Traffic Services system, grounding 2,000 flights, in an echo of similar chaos in 2023

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The Atlantic technologytransportation
The Midterm Conventions Will Continue Until Morale Improves

It isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings.

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New York Times sportstransportation
Why November Is Becoming the Best Time for Off-Season Travel (Gift Article)

The increasing popularity of September and October travel has changed the traditional shoulder season, leaving sporadic midweek troughs and a few weeks in November.

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New York Times transportationbusiness
Gulf Tankers Are Running Out of Ways to Export Oil: ‘These Waters Aren’t Safe’ (Gift Article)

Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.

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Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’ (Gift Article)

Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.

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Opinion | Remembering 9/11, and What Unites Us
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Medium businesstechnologytransportation
The Pundits Were Wrong About Apple’s Folding iPhone

Apple pricing is quite reasonable

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Bloomberg businesstransportation
US Diesel Prices Rise Past $6 a Gallon for First Time Ever

US diesel prices rose above $6 a gallon for the first time ever, raising the risk of further energy-driven inflation just ahead of peak demand season for the fuel.

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Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say (Gift Article)

The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.

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New York Times transportationsportstechnology
This Year’s El Niño Is Huge and Already Changing the World (Gift Article)

The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.

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Medium transportation
Death of the iPod

The hacks that made chip-stored sound a standard feature of digital interaction

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New York Times politicstransportationlegal
See the Mail Ballot Design Changes Proposed Under Trump’s Postal Service Rules (Gift Article)

Election officials say proposed federal rules for the design of envelopes used to mail ballots to voters would be chaotic and costly, if not impossible, to carry out.

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San Francisco Chronicle culturepoliticstransportation
Why did it smell like trash in parts of San Francisco this morning?

Hot, stagnant weather trapped sewer and marine odors across San Francisco, leaving parts of the city smelling like garbage, sewage and fish.

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New York Times sportstraveltransportation
The Rams and 49ers meet in Australia. Their travel plans couldn’t have been more different

When the Rams meet the 49ers in Melbourne, two very different travel itineraries will be put to the test.

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New York Times legalpoliticstransportation
Postal Service Is Building Ballot Screening System Despite Ongoing Court Fight (Gift Article)

Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

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NY Daily News politicstransportation
NYC Transit workers’ sacrifice recognized by 9/11 Memorial & Museum, TWU Local 100; ‘A lot of them are still dying’

Two days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Mario Galvet, an NYC Transit electrical equipment maintainer, stood in what remained of the Cortland St. 1 and 9 subway station, amid the smoldering rubble ...

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New York Times politicstransportation
Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail (Gift Article)

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

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Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One. (Gift Article)

About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.

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Should You Get a DEXA Scan at Menopause? What to Know About Bone Density Tests. (Gift Article)

Some doctors and influencers say women shouldn’t wait until their 60s for a DEXA scan. Here’s what to consider before getting one.

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New York Times sportstransportation
The Rams are historic Super Bowl favorites, but have they fixed their fatal flaw? (Gift Article)

Special teams woes might have cost the Rams a Super Bowl, a plight the Packers know all too well. Sean McVay vows to fix the problem.

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New York Times transportation
Kenneth Feinberg Recalls Running the 9/11 Compensation Fund (Gift Article)

Kenneth Feinberg says the nearly three years he spent running the Sept. 11 compensation fund changed his life view forever.

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National Observer transportationpoliticsbusiness
This convoy has no trucks and a vastly different message

Instead of middle-aged white folks piloting diesel trucks, this convoy — or caravan, as they call it — is composed of seniors in electric vehicles driving to Ottawa to fight for a clean economy.

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The Atlantic businessculturetransportation
Okay, Sure, a Folding iPhone

Apple needs to learn to take risks again.

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New York Times transportationculture
Eurail, the Longtime Savior of Shoestring Backpackers, Ditches Its Name (Gift Article)

The flexible train ticket is rebranding itself as the Interrail Pass. For many travelers, the old name evokes a bygone era of freewheeling European travel.

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Washington Post politicstransportation
Trump officials target November for final approval of massive arch

A top National Park Service official, meeting with preservationists, rejected suggestions to change the planned 250-foot-tall arch’s size, design or location.

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New York Times transportation
Opinion | The Data Center Conundrum (Gift Article)

Let’s learn from Nordic Countries: If America actually supported workers, we’d have a better shot at embracing technological change.

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Election Officials Grapple With Uncertainty as Supreme Court Considers Mail Ballot Plan (Gift Article)

As they wait for word on whether the Trump administration’s new system to screen ballots can move forward, local officials say they are running out of time.

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Opinion | I Expected Tech Fatalism. Americans Are Putting Up a Remarkable Fight Instead. (Gift Article)

Three-fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?

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New York Times politicslegaltransportation
How Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Would Work (Gift Article)

The plan, which two dozen states have challenged as unconstitutional, puts in place new requirements about who can receive mail ballots.

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New York Times politicstransportation
Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention (Gift Article)

City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies as protesters planned anti-Trump marches and demonstrations near the convention venue.

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New York Times politicstransportation
TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane Ticket (Gift Article)

At more than a dozen U.S. airports, T.S.A. PreCheck members can now apply to enter the secure area, even if they’re just going to meet someone on a flight.

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New York Times politicsworldtransportation
Germany’s Right Turn (Gift Article)

We take stock of the AfD’s success.

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